Watertown Rep. John Lawn did not drink at the State House, Speaker Ron Mariano told the Herald. “He had not had a drink when we left the State House,” Mariano said, adding with “certainty” the fellow ...

A Massachusetts assisted-living center where nine residents died in a fire was cited for failing to immediately report more ...

This week at the State House in Boston, lawmakers worked to pass the compromise version of the fiscal year 2026 budget before breaking for the July 4 holiday.

The new state budget includes the formation of a study group after years of homeowner pleas, with a report due to lawmakers ...

The State House is showcasing Cambodian heritage with an exhibit telling the stories of the Khmer people in Amherst.

This week at the State House in Boston, lawmakers’ duties spanned from regulating weed to creating more housing to learning more about ICE operations.

WBUR's Rachell Sanchez-Smith recently spoke to Alex Eberhardt, the head of Massachusetts' LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce, to understand why the state missed the mark with its LGBTQ spending goals.

The House approved a significant overhaul of marijuana oversight in Massachusetts, passing a bill that would downsize and reorient the scandal-hounded Cannabis Control Commission that has kept ...